Interstitial Urbanity: Fragments of Place Within the Post-Modern City

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dc.contributor.authorTsui, Matthewen
dc.date.accessioned2006-08-22T14:00:03Z
dc.date.available2006-08-22T14:00:03Z
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.date.submitted2006en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis introduces <em>Interstitial Urbanity</em> as a strategy for addressing issues of urbanity and place within New York's peripheral developments. Driven primarily by market forces, these developer led office and condominium complexes are currently being constructed along the post-industrial shorelines of New York's outer boroughs. Interstitial urbanity proposes an urban centre: a fragment of place within a non-place settlement. The theory is manifested in the design of an interstice that sits within the Queens West development on the Long Island City waterfront. Taking the form of a multi-layered public space, the interstice is comprised of a waterfront market square flanked by a commuter train terminal and an arts centre housed in a turn of the century power plant.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/884
dc.language.isoenen
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dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.rightsCopyright: 2006, Tsui, Matthew. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectArchitectureen
dc.subjectArchitectureen
dc.subjectUrbanismen
dc.subjectUrbanityen
dc.subjectNew York Cityen
dc.subjectQueensen
dc.subjectLong Island Cityen
dc.subjectHunters Pointen
dc.subjectInterstitial Urbanityen
dc.subjectPlaceen
dc.subjectReal Estate Developmenten
dc.titleInterstitial Urbanity: Fragments of Place Within the Post-Modern Cityen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Architectureen
uws-etd.degree.departmentSchool of Architectureen
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen
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